Quarrington is a suburb of the market town of Sleaford

Sleaford

Sleaford is a town in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England. It is located thirteen miles northeast of Grantham, seventeen miles west of Boston, and nineteen miles south of Lincoln, and had a total resident population of around 14,500 in 6,167 households at the time...

, in England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. Its origins can be traced back to Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Saxon may refer to:* Anglo-Saxons, a group that invaded Britain** Old English, their language** Anglo-Saxon England, their history, one of various ships* White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, an ethnicity* Anglo-Saxon economy, modern macroeconomic term...

 times when it was a hamlet of c.1,500 acres.

History

Quarrington Parish Church was mentioned in the Domesday Book

Domesday Book

Domesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...

. The present church building, which dates back to the early 13th century and is dedicated to St. Botolph

Saint Botolph

Botwulf of Thorney was an English abbot and saint. He is the patron saint of travellers and the various aspects of farming...

, is built of Ancaster stone

Ancaster stone

Ancaster stone is Middle Jurassic oolitic limestone, quarried around Ancaster, Lincolnshire, England. There are three forms of this limestone, Weather Bed, Hard White and Freestone...

.

The ancient parish of Quarrington lay within Kesteven

Kesteven

The Parts of Kesteven are a traditional subdivision of Lincolnshire, England. This subdivision had long had a separate county administration , along with the other two parts, Lindsey and Holland.-Etymology:...

's Aswardhurn wapentake and is now served by North Kesteven District Council

North Kesteven

North Kesteven is a local government district in the East Midlands. Just over north of London, it is east of Nottingham and south of Lincoln. North Kesteven is one of seven districts in Lincolnshire, England and is in the centre of the County...

. The Ecclesiastical Parish of Quarrington merged with that of Old Sleaford (part of the ancient manor of Eslaforde) following the destruction of St Giles Church, however it was not until March 1888 that the Civil Parish of Quarrington gained a portion of Old Sleaford Civil Parish.

Quarrington has been included in the Sleaford sub-district of the Sleaford Registration District since Civil Registration started in July 1837.

The Kesteven County Asylum

Rauceby Mental Hospital

Rauceby Mental Hospital, originally called Kesteven County Asylum, is a now-defunct mental institution in the parish of Quarrington, Lincolnshire. Building work was commenced in 1897, the facility was completed and opened in 1902. After changing hands and names several times the main hospital...

 was erected here, near the parish's north western border with South Rauceby

South Rauceby

South Rauceby is a small village and civil parish about 3 miles North West of Sleaford in Lincolnshire, England. It has a population of around 250 people. It has a pub/restaurant called The Bustard Inn and is served by the Rauceby railway station. It also has a daily bus service run by Centrebus...

, at the end of the 19th century. After the hospital closed in 1998, a large housing development has taken its place with the whole site and its adjoining Rauceby railway station

Rauceby railway station

Rauceby railway station can be found near the Town of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, lying close to the western border of the Parish of Old Sleaford and Quarrington just over half-a-mile south of the village of South Rauceby. Sleaford is the only town in Lincolnshire whose main railway station is...

 renamed as Greylees.

Amenities

Quarrington's Public Elementary School on Grantham Road was built in 1868 and later enlarged to hold 190 children. Now known as St Botolph's Church of England Primary School, the school moved to its present site in 2002. It is a two form entry primary school with a capacity for 420 girls and boys ranging from 4 to 11 years old.

In the early 1900s a large additional church was designed and planned to be built on donated land in the parish but closer to Sleaford town. The First World War and the changing of the parish boundary
from the River Slea

River Slea

The River Slea is an 18-mile long tributary of the River Witham, in Lincolnshire, England. In 1872 the river was described as "a never-ending source of pure water", and was a trout river renowned throughout the East coast of England...

 to the railway line in 1928 scuppered these plans. The money that had been raised was instead used to purchase a prime site on Grantham Road and to build a large church hall in 1932. Whilst owned and managed by the PCC

Parochial Church Council

The parochial church council , is the executive body of a Church of England parish.-Powers and duties:Two Acts of Parliament define the powers and duties of PCCs...

, this hall is very heavily used, largely by non-church community activities.